Investigators start studying Ethiopian jet’s voice recorder

17 March, 2019, 01:31 | Author: Ted Wilson

The data from one of them, the cockpit voice recorder, has already been extracted and handed over to Ethiopian authorities, the BEA said Saturday.

As families wait for the results from the investigation into the cause of the crash, Ethiopian Airlines is planning to hold a service on Sunday in Addis Ababa, at the Kidist Selassie, or Holy Trinity Cathedral, where numerous country's past rulers are buried beneath its pink stone spires.

Family members are being give a 1 kilogram (2.2 pound) sack of scorched earth taken from the crash sites, said two family members.

Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 plummeted into a field minutes after taking off from Addis Ababa bound for Nairobi last Sunday, killing all on board.

US authorities say information from the wreckage in Ethiopia and data on its flight path show some similarities.

Legal experts said even non-U.S. families of the Ethiopia victims may be able to sue Chicago-based Boeing in the United States - where payouts are larger - as eight of the dead were American and plaintiffs may argue liability hinges on system design and safety decisions made by executives. The causes of the accident are yet to be investigated.

The company revealed that it began working on the upgrade after another 737 Max jet operated by Lion Air crashed last October, killing all 189 passengers and crew members that were onboard. The plane's nose was suddenly pointing down.

The 737 Max has flight-control software that can automatically tilt the stabilizers if sensors detect that the plane is in danger of losing aerodynamic lift from the wings, which is necessary to stay aloft.

Boeing said that after ten days, it will have fixed its MCAS software for the 737 MAX aircraft.

The United States and other countries have grounded their fleets of the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.

The person said that under the victim's Jewish faith, no funeral could be held until his remains were returned, and the six-month delay was distressing for his family.

'It's a awful, bad thing, ' the president said about the crash. All 157 people from 35 countries who were on board were killed.

Boeing and US air safety regulators have been at odds over how much pilot training will be required along with the software fix, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.

The Boeing 737 MAX is positioned as the latest in the company's successful 737 line, along with the MAX 7, 8, 9 and 10 models.

Despite Boeing and US airlines insisting the planes were safe to fly, the FAA grounded the planes Wednesday.

Helane Becker, an airlines analyst with the Cowen Research financial services company said if the planes are grounded for a long time, ticket prices could rise because there will be fewer seats for sale if demand remains steady.

The New York Times reports the camera used to stream the shootings was worn by the gunman as he attacked the Al Noor Mosque. A man reacts as he speaks on a mobile phone outside a mosque in central Christchurch , New Zealand .

One of the top free agent running backs is off the market , and it could impact what the Eagles do next at the position. Ingram couldn't have landed in a much better spot for a running back than Baltimore.

Now is the time to come together, to back this improved Brexit deal, and to deliver on the instruction of the British people". Opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said a compromise solution should be found on options for a softer Brexit .

McGregor, a former UFC lightweight champion, is both one of the most decorated and controversial fighters in the sport's history. The fighter agreed to participate in anger management treatment and serve five days of community service, ESPN reported.

The South-West Zonal Head of Public Affairs of the Agency, Ibrahim Farinloye said the rescue operation was ongoing as at 8pm. Ambode also said the school had been set up illegally and that buildings in the area were undergoing integrity testing.

Cardinal George Pell was sentenced to six years in prison on Wednesday for sexually abusing two choirboys between 1996 and 1997. The judge also warned other victims that "this sentence can not be vindication of wrongdoings against you [other victims]".

The actress will be booked and is expected to make an initial appearance Wednesday afternoon in federal court in Los Angeles. Several months later, in March 2017, USC mailed the oldest daughter her formal acceptance letter, the complaint states.

Air Canada's flight attendants union, which is part of CUPE, welcomed Garneau's decision in a statement Wednesday. A total of 18 Canadians were killed in the latest crash.

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